This is a compilation of 22 Palestinian prisoners' experiences in Israeli jails . 1,027 prisoners were released in 2011 as part of the exchange with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 22 of them were interviewed by journalists. Their commentaries were translated by CPDS and edited.
The book is dedicated to Samer Issawi and all Palestinian prisoners, past, present and future, and was released on 17April 2013, in conjunction with Palestinian Prisoners' Day.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

We have started a Facebook page to enable more up to date news of Palestinian prisoners and the book and to include photos . The book is now available in 4 languages , i.e. English, Turkish , Arabic and French.

The Prisoners' Diaries Arabic version book

In Gaza it will be available for sale at the Hashim Yeop Sani library at the Centre for Political and Development Studies , Nema'a Tower, Gaza City. Sale proceeds will be used to fund library activities to encourage citizen journalism.

Book reviews

" This book is so valuable as it combines the witnessing by prisoners with just enough information about the magnitude of the Israeli prison system to give readers a true understanding of this most agonizing dimension of the Palestinian ordeal.”(..More)

− Richard Falk,Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University and UN Special Rapporteur for occupied Palestinian Territories

"While activists and supporters of the Palestinian cause will undoubtedly be outraged by the atrocities narrated in this book, it would serve as an incentive for international leaders and organisations clamouring for human rights to reconsider and reconcile themselves with the universality of such themes."-- Ramona Wadi, Middle East Monitor. (..More)

“ I defy you to read these stories and not weep for Jews and Palestinians. Now dry your eyes and work for justice, peace and reconciliation.”